{"id":252021,"date":"2026-04-04T20:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/252021\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:23:19","slug":"southern-california-police-nab-cereal-trading-card-theft-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/252021\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern California police nab \u2018cereal\u2019 trading card theft suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A \u201ccereal\u201d trading card thief was caught with stolen merchandise in Brea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The exact date of the incident was not immediately known; however, the Brea Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWpimIyiXha\/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted on Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;posted on Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">posted on Instagram<\/a> to announce the apprehension of a \u201ccereal thief\u201d (a play on \u201cserial\u201d) who had \u201ca very specific and ultimately unsuccessful method of question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOfficers caught a habitual shoplifter attempting to conceal Pok\u00e9mon cards and other collectibles that would then be placed inside cereal boxes to avoid detection at checkout,\u201d Brea PD posted.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Southern California police nab \u2018cereal\u2019 trading card theft suspect. (IG\/@breapd)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bd17bb83c05785a8b57aff264c906cb3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Southern California police nab \u2018cereal\u2019 trading card theft suspect. (IG\/@breapd)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Southern California police nab \u2018cereal\u2019 trading card theft suspect. (IG\/@breapd)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26a11a6bdd5311e451b2819e0661c2e4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Southern California police nab \u2018cereal\u2019 trading card theft suspect. (IG\/@breapd)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The department noted that the stolen merchandise was recovered without incident and that the thief has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhile the suspect was busy trying to \u2018CATCH EM ALL,\u2019 they forgot that we\u2019re committed to doing the same when it comes to organized retail theft,\u201d the Brea Police Department concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect\u2019s name was not released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A \u201ccereal\u201d trading card thief was caught with stolen merchandise in Brea. 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